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Cleanup bids for WTC-area apts.
The city is preparing to seek bids for
Contractors will use special vacuums
the painstaking, expensive job of clean-
to clean floors, walls, furniture and even
ing contaminants out of apartments
books for tiny particles. Workers also
around Ground Zero - a job that will
will wipe down apartments by hand.
begin next month and take a year, offi-
The total cleanup bill, to be footed by
cials said yesterday.
the Federal Emergency Management
Tens of thousands of homes surround-
Agency, is not yet clear. But the price
ing the disaster site have received mail-
tag for a single apartment is expected to
ings notifying them free testing and
range from $3,000 to as much as $8,000,
cleanup of their apartments are avail-
officials said.
able
A hotline for people concerned about
So far, however, only 3,000 house-
contamination, (877) 796-5471, is open
until Sept. 3, but that deadline will like-
holds have requested cleaning and test-
ing. Another 1,000 have asked for test-
ly be extended, officials said.
The EPA bowed to pressure from infu-
ing alone.
riated tenants around Ground Zero in
The federal Environmental Protection
May, promising to clean and test apart-
Agency is running the massive cleanup
ments for asbestos. The agency main-
of dust that could contain hazardous as-
tains there is no major health hazard in
bestos, dioxin and metais.
the area.
Celeste Katz
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NYC-WTC_000143009
DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, August 7, 2002
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A newspaper article announcing that the city will seek bids for cleaning contaminated apartments around Ground Zero at an estimated cost of $3,000 to $8,000 per unit.
News article dated August 14, 2002 describing EPA's expanded plan to clean and test apartments near ground zero for asbestos, dioxins, and toxic metals.
A project proposal outlining the timeline, methods, and justification for cleaning HVAC systems in residential units affected by World Trade Center dust.
A newspaper article announcing that the city will seek bids for cleaning contaminated apartments around Ground Zero at an estimated cost of $3,000 to $8,000 per unit.
News article dated August 14, 2002 describing EPA's expanded plan to clean and test apartments near ground zero for asbestos, dioxins, and toxic metals.
Memo regarding EPA's expanded plan to clean and test Lower Manhattan apartments for asbestos, dioxins, and toxic metals following the World Trade Center disaster.